You can run CloudWatch Events rules according to a schedule. In this tutorial, you
create an
automated snapshot of an existing Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS) volume on
a schedule. You can choose
a fixed rate to create a snapshot every few minutes or use a cron expression to specify
that the snapshot is made at a specific time of day.

Important

Creating rules with built-in targets is supported only in the AWS Management Console.

Step 1: Create a Rule

Create a rule that takes snapshots on a schedule. You can use a rate expression or
a cron expression to specify the schedule. For more information, see Schedule Expressions for Rules.